Du Plessis has only gone the distance twice, with his wins over Strickland and Brad Tavares. That has created the narrative that Du Plessis could stop his man, especially since he has been in the ...

and only two opponents -- Brad Tavares and Sean Strickland-- have managed to go the distance with him. The rest of them were stopped, either by KO/TKO or by submission, at the hands of du Plessis.

Du Plessis beat Strickland by split decision in ... against Strickland [and the other a unanimous decision win over Brad Tavares at UFC 276]. "The guy who has evolved more over the last year ...

Dricus du Plessis has undoubtedly had a meteoric rise ... than Strickland to take 'Stillknocks' the distance? Veteran Brad Tavares, who up to that point, had only been finished three times.